NETNAVIGATOR.NET dates back to October 13, 1998; its registration is valid until October 12, 2026. This gives it about 28 years of history. Pair Domains (IANA ID 99) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. The registrant country on record is United States. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today.
The record was updated in 31 fields between December 12, 2022 and June 26, 2026. Status flags were updated: ok was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from October 12, 2023 to October 12, 2026. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.
The Whois Data Center archive contains 10 historical WHOIS snapshots for NETNAVIGATOR.NET. The newest snapshot was taken on June 26, 2026. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time.
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